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  What Are Mahadasha and Antardasha? A Beginner's Guide

  Published 11 July 2026

  The Vimshottari Dasha system times which planet's influence dominates when. Learn the difference between a maha-dasha and an antar-dasha, and how to check your current one.

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• What Is Ayanamsa? Lahiri vs Raman Explained

  Published 11 July 2026

  Ayanamsa is the gap between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. Learn why it grows every year, and why Nakshara is built on the Lahiri ayanamsa specifically.

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• What Is Varshphal? The Vedic Solar Return Explained

  Published 11 July 2026

  Varshphal is an annual chart cast around each birthday. Learn how it differs from a birth chart, and what Muntha actually shows.

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• Ganesh Chaturthi Puja Vidhi: Samagri, Mantras, Aarti and Visarjan, Step by Step

  Published 7 July 2026

  How to do Ganesh Chaturthi puja at home, the full samagri list, sthapana steps, mantras and aarti, modak bhog, do's and don'ts, and visarjan, all in one guide.

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• Getting an Accurate Janam Kundli With a Foreign Birth City

  Published 3 July 2026

  The specific details that matter when generating a kundli for a birth outside India, and where small mistakes tend to happen.

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• Amavasya and Purnima Fasting Dates 2026 in US/UK Local Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  The Indian calendar of Purnima and Amavasya dates for 2026 is a starting point, not a direct answer, for US and UK observers, since the same tithi can fall on a different local date.

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• Best Muhurat Dates to Relocate Abroad in 2026

  Published 3 July 2026

  General favorable windows for starting a move abroad in 2026, and how to narrow that down to an exact day once your travel dates are fixed.

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• Born in the Southern Hemisphere: Does Vedic Astrology Work Differently in Australia?

  Published 3 July 2026

  Whether the Southern Hemisphere changes rashi, nakshatra or lagna calculations, and what does genuinely differ for a birth in Australia.

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• Chandra and Surya Grahan 2026: Where They Are Visible and Whether Sutak Rules Apply Abroad

  Published 3 July 2026

  2026 has four eclipses. Here is where each is actually visible worldwide, and why sutak traditionally only applies where an eclipse can be seen.

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• Chhath Puja in America: Computing Arghya Times for Your City

  Published 3 July 2026

  Chhath Puja 2026 runs November 13-16. How to compute Sandhya and Usha Arghya times for a US city rather than using India-published times.

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• Destination Wedding Muhurat: Bali, Mexico, Thailand

  Published 3 July 2026

  Timing a Hindu wedding ceremony at a destination far from both families, and what actually needs to be checked against the venue's local time.

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• Diwali 2026 in Australia and Singapore

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 in most of Asia-Pacific, though Australia sits far enough ahead of India that some panchangs shift the local date by a day. Here is how to check which applies to you.

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• Diwali 2026 in CET: Dates for Germany, the Netherlands and the Rest of the EU

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 across Central European Time. How to work out your local Lakshmi Puja window for a CET city.

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• Diwali 2026 in the UK: Date and Puja Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 in the UK. How to work out your local Lakshmi Puja timing for a UK city rather than converting an Indian clock time.

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• Diwali 2026 in the USA: Dates and Lakshmi Puja Muhurat in ET/CT/MT/PT

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 across US time zones. How to work out your local Lakshmi Puja muhurat rather than converting an IST time directly.

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• Does Daylight Saving Time Change Your Birth Chart? The DST Gotcha Most Calculators Get Wrong

  Published 3 July 2026

  A birth during daylight saving time needs the DST-adjusted clock offset, not the standard time zone offset, and plenty of calculators quietly get this wrong.

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• How to Find a Vedic Astrology Tool You Can Actually Trust From Abroad

  Published 3 July 2026

  A few concrete things to check before trusting an online kundli tool, since not every free calculator computes charts the same way.

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• Finding a Hindu Priest Abroad, and What the Muhurat on Your Invitation Actually Means

  Published 3 July 2026

  Practical tips for finding a priest outside India, and a plain explanation of the muhurat line printed on most Hindu wedding invitations.

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• Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 in the USA: Sthapana and Visarjan Times

  Published 3 July 2026

  Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 falls on September 14, a Sunday. Here is how to time the sthapana and visarjan correctly for your US city.

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• Gifting a Kundli or Match Report to Your Parents in India

  Published 3 July 2026

  A kundli or match report can be a genuinely useful thing to send home, both as a practical document and as a way of including parents in the process from a distance.

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• Griha Pravesh for a House in the US or UK: Muhurat in Your Local Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  How the same griha pravesh traditions apply when moving into a new home abroad, computed for your local time instead of IST.

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• Gulf-Based Indians: Choosing Muhurat Around a Friday-Saturday Weekend

  Published 3 July 2026

  Fitting an auspicious ceremony into a Friday-Saturday weekend common across the Gulf, and what to check before locking in a date.

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• Holi 2027 Dates Around the World

  Published 3 July 2026

  Holika Dahan falls on March 21 and Rangwali Holi on March 22, 2027, in most locations. How time zones can shift the local date by a day.

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• How to Explain Your Kundli to a Non-Indian Partner

  Published 3 July 2026

  A short way to introduce kundli, guna milan and doshas to a partner who has never encountered Indian astrology before, without overwhelming them.

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• Janmashtami 2026 Abroad: Midnight in Which Time Zone?

  Published 3 July 2026

  Janmashtami 2026 falls on August 16. Here is how to work out which midnight the observance actually refers to when you live outside India.

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• Karva Chauth 2026: Moonrise Time in New York, Toronto, London and Dubai

  Published 3 July 2026

  Karva Chauth 2026 falls around October 28-29. Approximate moonrise times for major cities abroad, and why the date itself can differ between India and North America.

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• Kundli Matching for an Arranged Marriage You Are Doing Over Video Calls

  Published 3 July 2026

  How families run kundli matching as a first filter before video introductions, and where it fits in a remote arranged-marriage process.

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• Kundli Matching in Intercultural Marriages: What It Means When One Partner Is Not Hindu

  Published 3 July 2026

  How families handle kundli matching when only one partner has a birth chart tradition to draw on, and what a one-sided reading can and cannot tell you.

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• Kundli Matching Over WhatsApp When the Families Are in India and You Are Not

  Published 3 July 2026

  A practical way to run kundli matching when you live abroad and your parents, who are handling most of the conversation, are in India.

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• Manglik Dosha and NRI Marriages: What US/UK Families Ask Most

  Published 3 July 2026

  The manglik questions that come up most often from families abroad, and how the traditional cancellation rules apply the same way regardless of where the couple lives.

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• Choosing an Auspicious Date for a Visa Interview or Green-Card Filing: What Muhurat Can and Cannot Tell You

  Published 3 July 2026

  Honest limits on using muhurat for immigration deadlines, since visa and filing dates are usually set by an embassy or agency, not by choice.

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• Nakshara vs AstroSage for NRIs: What to Check Before Trusting a Free Kundli

  Published 3 July 2026

  A checklist for comparing any two free kundli tools when you live abroad, using specific technical questions rather than brand reputation alone.

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• Nakshatra Naming for Babies Born in the US or UK

  Published 3 July 2026

  How the nakshatra-based naming tradition works for a baby born abroad, and practical considerations when the name also needs to work on a US or UK birth certificate.

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• Navratri 2026 in the USA: Ghatasthapana in Your Time Zone

  Published 3 July 2026

  Sharad Navratri 2026 begins October 11. How to time Ghatasthapana correctly for a US city instead of converting an India-based muhurat.

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• NRI Kundli Matching: How It Works When Bride and Groom Live in Different Countries

  Published 3 July 2026

  Kundli matching does not require both people to be in the same place. What you actually need is accurate birth details, not physical presence.

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• Panchang and Muhurat in US Time Zones: How to Read Them Correctly

  Published 3 July 2026

  A short guide to reading panchang and muhurat timings when you live in a US time zone, and the mistakes that come from using an India-only source.

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• Pitru Paksha 2026: Shraddha Dates in US/UK Local Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  Pitru Paksha 2026 runs September 26 to October 10, ending on Sarva Pitru Amavasya. How to time individual shraddha days correctly for a US or UK city.

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• Planning a Hindu Wedding in America: Muhurat, Priest and Rituals

  Published 3 July 2026

  What changes and what stays the same when planning a Hindu wedding muhurat and rituals in a US time zone.

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• Pongal and Makar Sankranti Abroad: Why Solar Dates Barely Shift When Tithi Dates Do

  Published 3 July 2026

  Makar Sankranti and Pongal follow the solar calendar, not the lunar tithi, which is why they land on the same date almost every year, wherever you are.

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• Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya and Abhijit: A 10-Minute Timing Cheat-Sheet for People Who Grew Up Outside India

  Published 3 July 2026

  A fast, plain-language rundown of the three most common daily timing concepts, for anyone who never grew up checking them.

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• Rahu Kaal on a US Work Schedule

  Published 3 July 2026

  Fitting Rahu Kaal awareness into a 9-to-5 US workday, and which decisions people typically time around it versus which ones they do not.

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• Raksha Bandhan 2026 Abroad: When Bhadra Ends Where You Live

  Published 3 July 2026

  Raksha Bandhan 2026 falls on August 27. Here is how to check when Bhadra ends for your own city rather than relying on an India-based time.

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• Sade Sati While Living Abroad: Does Location Change the Reading?

  Published 3 July 2026

  A direct answer to a common question: Sade Sati is based on your natal Moon sign, not your current address, so moving abroad does not change it.

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• Saturn Return vs Sade Sati: What the Two Traditions Actually Say

  Published 3 July 2026

  Western astrology's Saturn return and Vedic Sade Sati both track Saturn, but they measure different things and rarely line up on the calendar.

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• Starting a Business Abroad: Picking a Launch Date the Vedic Way

  Published 3 July 2026

  How the traditional business-launch muhurat guidance applies when incorporating or opening a business outside India, computed for your local time.

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• Tarot for Big Life Decisions: Moving Abroad, Visas, Relocation

  Published 3 July 2026

  How a tarot reading can help think through a big relocation decision, and what it is better suited for than a yes-or-no answer.

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• Two Charts, Two Time Zones: How Birth Places on Different Continents Affect a Match

  Published 3 July 2026

  What actually changes in kundli matching when the bride and groom were born on different continents, and what does not.

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• Vedic vs Western Astrology: A Guide for Indian-Americans

  Published 3 July 2026

  The two systems measure different things using different zodiacs. Here is a plain guide to what changes, and why your sign can differ between the two.

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• Wedding Season 2026-27: Shubh Vivah Muhurat Dates for NRIs Planning the India Trip

  Published 3 July 2026

  General favorable wedding-season windows for 2026-27, so NRIs can plan flight bookings and leave requests before an exact date is finalized.

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• Balancing a Western First Name with an Indian Numerology Reading

  Published 3 July 2026

  How Chaldean numerology handles a Western first name, and what families weighing a name change or added name are actually deciding between.

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• What's My Rashi? A Birth-Chart Primer for UK-Born Desis

  Published 3 July 2026

  A starting guide to rashi, nakshatra and lagna for people born in the UK who never grew up with a working knowledge of their own birth chart.

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• What's My Real Moon Sign If I Was Born in the US to Indian Parents?

  Published 3 July 2026

  Your moon sign is computed from where you were actually born, not where your parents are from. Here is how it works for second-generation Indian-Americans.

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• Why Your Festival Date Does Not Match Your Relatives in India

  Published 3 July 2026

  Hindu festivals fall on a tithi, not a fixed calendar date. Here is why the same festival sometimes lands on a different day abroad than it does in India.

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• Why the IST Panchang App on Your Phone Is Wrong for You

  Published 3 July 2026

  Most popular panchang apps default to IST and an Indian city. If you live abroad, that default is quietly giving you the wrong tithi, sunrise and muhurat windows.

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• What Are the 8 Kootas of Ashtakoota Milan?

  Published 1 July 2026

  The 36-point guna score in kundli matching is split into 8 kootas, each with its own maximum score and focus area. See all 8.

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• What Is Abhijit Muhurat?

  Published 1 July 2026

  Abhijit Muhurat is considered the day's most auspicious window, a roughly 48-minute period around midday. Learn why it matters.

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• What Is Tithi? Understanding the Lunar Day

  Published 1 July 2026

  Tithi is formed from the angle between the Sun and the Moon, a new one begins every 12 degrees. Learn the difference between Shukla and Krishna paksha.

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• How Vivah Muhurat 2026 Is Actually Determined

  Published 30 June 2026

  Vivah Muhurat is set by combining several factors, tithi, nakshatra, day of the week, and the position of Jupiter and Venus. Learn how it's assessed.

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• What Is Chandra Bala?

  Published 30 June 2026

  Chandra Bala measures how far the Moon sits from your sign on a given day. Learn which positions are considered favourable.

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• What Is Sade Sati? The Complete Picture

  Published 30 June 2026

  Sade Sati is a roughly seven-and-a-half-year cycle tied to Saturn's transit. Learn its three phases and what it actually means.

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• All 27 Nakshatras: A Quick Overview

  Published 29 June 2026

  In Vedic astrology, the Moon's path is divided into 27 nakshatras. See the full list, ruling planets, and a basic introduction to each.

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• What Does Monthly Rashifal Tell You? Jupiter's Transit Role

  Published 29 June 2026

  Monthly rashifal looks at Jupiter's transit alongside the Sun's monthly position. Learn how the monthly forecast is determined.

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• Yearly Rashifal and Saturn's Transit

  Published 29 June 2026

  Yearly rashifal checks Saturn's position (including Sade Sati) and Jupiter's sign. Learn how the year-long forecast is worked out.

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• How Does Daily Rashifal Actually Work?

  Published 28 June 2026

  Daily rashifal is based on the Moon's real position each day, not a generic guess. Learn how Chandra Bala is calculated.

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• The Basics of Naming by Nakshatra

  Published 28 June 2026

  A baby's name is often chosen from the birth nakshatra's pada, each pada carries a fixed starting sound. Learn how this tradition works.

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• What Does Weekly Rashifal Actually Mean?

  Published 28 June 2026

  Weekly rashifal is built by checking the Moon's position across all seven days of the week. Learn how it differs from the daily version.

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• The Celtic Cross Spread Explained: A 10-Position Guide

  Published 27 June 2026

  The Celtic Cross is tarot's most detailed spread, 10 cards across 10 distinct positions. Learn what each position means.

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• Kundli Matching Doshas: Manglik, Nadi and Bhakoot

  Published 27 June 2026

  Kundli matching checks three major doshas separately from the guna score. Learn what each one means, briefly, and why they're checked apart from the score.

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• How to Read a 3-Card Tarot Spread

  Published 27 June 2026

  Past, present and future, this simple three-card spread gives a quick read on any situation. Learn how to interpret it.

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• How to Read Choghadiya

  Published 27 June 2026

  Choghadiya splits day and night into eight parts each, assigning a quality to every part. Learn how to read it.

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• How to Find Your Lucky Number

  Published 26 June 2026

  A lucky number is tied to your Mulank, each Mulank has a ruling planet and a set of friendly numbers. Learn how to work out your lucky number.

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• The Nine Planets (Navagraha): A Quick Overview

  Published 26 June 2026

  Vedic astrology counts nine planets, each tied to a different area of life. Get a quick introduction to all nine.

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• What Is Tarot Card Reading? A 78-Card Primer

  Published 26 June 2026

  Tarot is a 78-card deck split into Major and Minor Arcana. Learn the basic structure of the deck and how a reading works.

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• What Not to Do During Rahu Kaal

  Published 26 June 2026

  Rahu Kaal is an inauspicious window each day, and its timing shifts daily. Learn what's best avoided and what's perfectly fine.

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• What Is the Difference Between Mulank and Bhagyank?

  Published 25 June 2026

  Mulank and Bhagyank are two different numbers in Indian numerology. Learn how each is calculated and what it means.

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• What Are the Five Limbs of Panchang?

  Published 25 June 2026

  Panchang is made of five limbs, Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana. Learn what each one means, briefly.

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• The Importance of Lagna in a Birth Chart

  Published 25 June 2026

  Lagna is the sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth, the foundation of a chart's 12 houses. Learn why it matters so much.

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• Numerology vs Vedic Astrology: What's the Difference?

  Published 25 June 2026

  Numerology is based purely on date of birth and name, Vedic astrology on the precise astronomical position of the planets. Learn how the two differ.

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• What Is Naam Ank? The Chaldean Name Number Explained

  Published 25 June 2026

  Naam Ank is calculated from the letters of a name using the Chaldean system. Learn how it is computed and its place in Indian numerology.

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• Understanding 36 Guna Milan: How Many Gunas Are Good?

  Published 24 June 2026

  Out of 36, how many gunas are good? Interpreting a guna milan score: what 18, 24, and 32 mean, and how to read the score alongside doshas.

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• What Is Manglik Dosha: Causes, Check, and Cancellation

  Published 22 June 2026

  What Manglik (Mangal) dosha is, which houses form it, how to check both charts, and when it is considered mutually cancelled.

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• How to Do Kundli Matching: A Complete Guide to 36 Guna Milan

  Published 20 June 2026

  The right way to match kundlis: the eight kootas of Ashtakoota, all 36 gunas, and Nadi and Bhakoot dosha. How accurate guna milan is computed from birth time and place.

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